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Final Holtwood Plan Ready For Federal Approval (PA)

On December 15th, 2011, the owner of Holtwood Dam on the Susquehanna River submitted a whitewater
boating plan to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval. The plan was
based on a 2009 settlement agreement between the power company and the paddling community that
called for the creation of two new whitewater features to mitigate the loss of several natural
rapids that are being destroyed or de-watered by modifications of the dam and hydropower
facility. The modifications are aimed at increasing fish passage and power generation.

The new plan is informed by well over three years of detailed flow modeling and thoughtful
discussions between the dam owner, the paddling community, and natural resource agencies.
The plan was finalized at meetings throughout the fall of 2011.

The plan calls for two new whitewater features to be built immediately downstream of Holtwood Dam
along the York County side of the Susquehanna River at the base of a defunct fish ladder.
These features (wave/holes) will be optimized by 264-hours of scheduled releases between 800 and
1000 cfs annually. They will be designed to provide high quality freestyle paddling
opportunities similar to the kinds of natural opportunities impacted by the hydropower facility
modifications.

It is anticipated that the construction of the features will occur in 2012, and will be fully
operational in 2013.

American Whitewater has worked closely with a great group of local and regional paddlers on this
project. We will continue to work together as the feature designs are finalized, throughout
construction, and on flow scheduling.